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The 5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown is preparing to receive initial deliveries of the Canadian Army’s new 4x4 Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) capability following completion of reliability, availability, maintainability and durability (RAMD) trials last month.

Raytheon Anschütz has been selected by Thales Canada to supply the Integrated Navigation System (INS) for the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG’s) new Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels (OFSVs), currently being built at Vancouver Shipyards.

Under the umbrella of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), Canada has embarked on a multibillion-dollar recapitalisation programme that will see the Royal Canadian Navy’s surface fleet replaced wholesale over the next 25 years.

L-3 Communications plans to open a design, engineering and support facility in Ottawa under the name L-3 Communication Systems – Canada. The new facility will include a communications system laboratory that will provide an integration test bed and demonstration environment for future marine communications architectures for both the surface and submarine fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Colt Canada (Booth 1029) has introduced a family of infantry weapons that offers lighter weight and better performance. The new Modular Rail Rifle (MRR) is based on the C8 carbine in 5.56mm calibre, but offers a new means of mounting accessories.

Canada’s C$4.3 billion Halifax Class Modernization (HCM)/ Frigate Equipment Life Extension (FELEX) programme is approaching its conclusion, with nine out of the 12 frigates returned to service, and the last refit now in its final stages.

Polaris Defense, a division of Polaris Industries (Booth 3310), will introduce a high-performance MRZR turbodiesel (MRZR-D) to its MRZR off-road vehicle line-up for the first time outside the US here at CANSEC.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Booth 1229), which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its first office in Canada, at Abbotsford, British Columbia, is emphasising its decade of in-country support to the growing Canadian defence industry, especially its extensive experience with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

Bionic Power (Booth 235) of Vancouver, British Columbia, has received US$1.25 million from the US Office of the Secretary of Defense to supply low-volume production units of its PowerWalk Kinetic Energy Harvester for eld trials under the Joint Infantry Company Prototype (JIC-P) programme.

Combat system integrator Atlas Elektronik (Booth 505) and Magellan Aerospace (Booth 1906) are signing a memorandum of understanding today, sealing their intent to collaborate on the development of the rocket motor and warhead sections of the SeaSpider Anti- Torpedo Torpedo (ATT).

BAE Systems (Booth 711) has a number of programmes running in Canada, but arguably the most important is its bid to become Warship Designer and Combat Systems Integrator for the Canadian Surface Combatant requirement, for which a selection decision is expected next year.

The Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has overhauled its Integrity Provisions and introduced a new Ineligibility and Suspension Policy, which are collectively referred to as the “Integrity Regime”.

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) is building up the export order book for its Wisent 2 Support Vehicle. This was originally developed as a private venture to meet emerging requirements for a Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT)-based platform that could be rapidly reroled for the specialised armoured recovery vehicle or armoured engineer vehicle (AEV) battlefield missions.

While the West’s fighter manufacturers are not expecting an outcome to the government’s deliberations on the Future Fighter Capability requirement any time soon, they are here at CANSEC to remind attendees of their products. Canada’s next Fighter aircraft will be one of the largest national defence programmes of recent times, andthere is much at stake for international bidders and local companies.